Rail-fastening device for beds and the like



1. FINDURA.

RAIL FASTENING DEVICE FOR-BEDS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. I921- Patented July 25,1922.

2 $HEETSSHEET l- J. FINDURA.

RAIL FASTENING DEVICE FOR BEDS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3, I921- Patented July 25, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

\IIHI L p m IIIIII vireo STATs JOHN FINDURA, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIG-NOR To arr TO FORT PITT BEDDING- OOIVIPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-FASTENING nnvronron nnns AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed February 3, 1921; Serial No. 442,041.

T 0 all tvhom it may concern: Be itknown that I, JOHN FINDURA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Rail-Fastening Devices for Beds and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This 1I1VGI1l71OI1T6l2ttS to rail fastening devices for beds and the like; and it comprises a bed post provided with locking means such as a stud secured thereto and projecting out- I It is necessary in bed constructions of the character of those to which'the present invention relates, that the locking device should be strong and durable and. at the same time be easy of operation. There are many locking devices having a number of complicated parts which are expensive in construction and difficult of operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple device of the character described and one, which, while easy of operation, is at the sametime positive in action. Another object' of my invention is the provisionofa locking device for side rails of beds which, while exceptionally simple in construction, is arranged in combinationv with the side rail in such a manner that the side rail may be reversed so that it may be used for box springs and the like or for holdingslats upon which bed springs are supported.

In the accompanying drawings showing one form of a specific'embodiment of my invention wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts,

Fig.4 is a vertical section along line 41 of Fig. 2;

Fig; 5 1s a segmental detail perspective vlew of a side rail;

"F1g.-6 1s a detail perspective of a modified form of thebearing;

Fig. 7 1s a detail perspectiveview showing the siderail 1n position when used with bed slats, and F 1g. 8 is detail and nut.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 inperspective of the bearing dicates thebed post which may be of any usual construction or material and is here shown as a hollow iron or steel post. The post 1 is provided with an outwardly proectlng threaded bolt orstud support passing through a lateral orifice and designated as a whole b 2. The stud is secured to the post by passlng it'through the hole therein a and looking it in place by the nut 3' inside the post. This nut may be riveted on the end of the'stud, as is shown at 3'. Supported on the stud is a head or foot rail 4 which encircles the stud 2 and is held in position thereon by means of the threaded support 5.. This threaded support 5 has its periphery roughened or provided with teeth 5 to bite the edge of a portion of the side rail. The head or foot railis cut away at one end to accommodate the side rail, as hereinafter explained. On the-.threaded stud or bolt I provide a cup-shaped bearing member or clamping-member 6 (see Fig. 6), which may be loosely mounted on'the stud and which 'is adapted to engage a portion ofthe side rail which is inserted over the support 5. The slidable bearing member 6 is moved against the side rail and held in position by means of the nut 7.

Under some circumstances it is advisable and advantageous to make the'bearing member and the nut 7 integral, as is shown in detail in Fig; 8, the bearing member fitting over the support 5' with'its face contacting with the portion of theside rail -.8,. as is clearly shown. in Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 7. l

The side. rail of the bed designated'as a whole by 8 is' advantageously of angle iron construction. Its extremities are "provided with end means for engaging the posts and fitting over the stationary bearing member on the stud. These end means for engaging the post are designated as a whole by reference numeral 9. They may be madeIintegral Patented Jui 25. race.

with the side rails or may be riveted thereto, as shown, by the rivets 10. Each one of these post engaging members 9 is provided with a curved outer face 11 complementary to the contour of the bed post and further with an inwardly projecting seat or recessed portion 12 having a hole 13. The diameter of the hole 13 is slightly larger than the diameter of the support 5. This end is slotted as shown at 14, such slot having a width less than the diameter of the hole. This slotted recessed seated portion permits sliding the rail sideways over the stud, which is of less diameter than the support 5 and positioning the side rail longitudinally over such support, so that the walls surrounding the hole rest over the toothed support with the metal of the recessed or seated portion bearing against the outer face of the head or foot rail. When the side rail is placed in the position described, the nut 7 is turned to force the slidable bearing member 6 (or the integral bearing member 6, as the case may be) against the reverse side of the recessed portion 12. The slidable member 6 or the integral member 6 acts as a lock to hold the side rail in position against the foot or head rail and against the post. There is no opportunity for the side rail to move longitudinally, because it is securely held in position by the nut and the bearing member 6 or 6 and because the other end is also secured to the post in a like manner. There is no opportunity for the side rail to move laterally because the curved surface of the end 11 is complementary to the curved surface of the post and because the slidable bearing member serves to hold it against the post.

The side rail 8 and the head or foot rail 4 may be secured to the post as described with the side 15 of the rail 8 and the side 16 of rail 4 upwardly as shown in Fig. 1, in which event ordinary box springs or the like may be used; or the rails may be secured in position with the side 15 of rail 8 and side 16 of rail 4 downwardly (as shown in Fig. 7), in which case the ordinary slats 17, upon which the usual bed spring is mounted, may be used. This is accomplished by merely reversing the siderails or head and foot rails of the bed.

What I claim is 1. In a bed, a post having a lateral hole therein, a threaded stud mounted in said hole, means securing the stud in position and located inside said post, a foot or head rail mounted on said stud outside said post, a nut or supportholding said rail in position on said stud and against the outer face of said post, a second or side rail having a recessed end portion with a face having a contour corresponding to the contour of thesaid post, such recessed portion fitting over the said nut or support, a clamping member loosely mounted on the stud and another nut on said stud arranged to bear against the clamping member and force it against the said end portion of the second rail to hold it on said second nut or support and against said post.

2. In a bed, a post provided with a stud secured thereto, a rail supported on' the stud, means for holding such rail in position, a second rail supported at right angles to the first rail and having a portion thereof encircling said means, a member on the stud having a portion adapted to bear against said second rail and clamp it between the first rail and around said holding means, and means for holding said member in clamping position.

A rail fastening device for beds and the like, comprising a post having a hole in the wall thereof, a stud. or bolt mounted in said hole and means inside said. post holding the stud or bolt in position, a head or foot rail mounted on said stud or bolt outside said post, a support on said stud or bolt holding said head or foot rail against the outside of said post, a side rail having a depending end with a recessed offset portion mounted with the depending end flush with said bed post, with its recessed portion" over a portion of said head or foot rail and with the edges of the recessed portion bearing against the support, and a nut on the outer extremity of said 'stud or bolt carrying a clamping device arranged to be forced against the outer face of the depending portion of the side rail by means of said nut.

4. A corner fastening for beds comprising a post, a studor bolt secured thereto, a support on said stud, a side rail having a rigidly attached end arranged to fit the post and mounted on the stud or bolt, such end hav ing a hole therein whereby the said end may fit around the support, and means on the stud or bolt for forcing and holding the end of the side rail against the post and around said support.

5. A corner fastening for beds comprising a post, a stud or bolt secured thereto, a roughened support on said stud, a side rail having an end arranged to fit the post and mounted on the stud'or bolt, such end having a hole therein whereby the said end may fit around the roughened supporting member, and means on the stud or bolt for forcing and holding the end of the side rail against the post and around said roughened supporting member.

6. In corner fastenings for beds, the combination with a bed post, of a stud or bolt secured thereto, such stud or bolt provided outside the post with a supporting member, a side rail having a perforatedend arranged to bear against said post with said perforation around the supporting member, and means on the stud outside the post for forcing the end of the side rail against said post and holding the perforated portion around the said supporting member.

7. In corner fastenings for beds, the combination with a post, of a stud or bolt se cured to the post with one end projecting outwardly therefrom, a support on said stud or bolt, a clamping means on said stud or bolt, the clamping means having a portion of greater diameter than said support, a side rail having an end with a hole therein of approximately the same diameter as the said support, whereby the edges of the hole may engage the periphery of the support, and whereby the said clamping device may engage the metal surrounding the hole of the end of the said rail to force the side rail against the bed post and hold it in position with the edges of its hole over said support.

8. In corner fastenings for beds and the like, a post, stud secured thereto, a head rail encircling the stud, a supportingmember holding the head rail in position, a side rail having a portion encircling said supporting member, and a bearing member arranged to bear against the side rail and hold it around said support.

9. In corner fastenings for beds and the like, a post, a stud secured thereto, a side rail having a depending portion with a contour complementary to the contour of the post and having a hole whereby the side rail may fit on the stud, and a nut on the stud for holding the side rail thereon with the depending portion thereof flush against the post. I

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

' JOHN FINDURA. 

